Arbeitsblatt: The Invention of the Railway

The Invention of the Railway The first locomotives were steam locomotives. worked for 48 years in coal mine in England. Puffing Billy was so heavy that it broke its . George Stephenson worked on such mine railways. He had the dream to make new and better. When Stephenson was young, tracks were made of and . But they broke easily. Stephenson started to use for the tracks. He started to build railway network. The tracks had as few curves and climbs as possible and ran straight through the countryside. Puffing Billy iron locomotives wood tracks steel Stephenson invented new steam locomotive called the. It was much and than Puffing Billy. It won the Rainhill Trial. It was the locomotive that opened the railway line from to . Fanny Kemble and other famous passengers rode on the Rocket that day. Manchester faster stronger Rocket Liverpool people sat in kind of coach (Kutsche). people sat in an open carriage. They had no roof, no heating, no toilet. The they train were, the more was the trip. The trains could run off the tracks. Trains were really important to carry raw materials. They brought all the things from one place to the other in really short time. One locomotive had the power of 3000 . rich poor faster dangerous horses The Invention of the Railway The first locomotives were steam locomotives. Puffing Billy worked for 48 years in coal mine in England. Puffing Billy was so heavy that it broke its tracks. George Stephenson worked on such mine railways. He had the dream to make new and better locomotives. When Stephenson was young, tracks were made of wood and iron. But they broke easily. Stephenson started to use steel for the tracks. He started to build railway network. The tracks had as few curves and climbs as possible and ran straight through the countryside. Stephenson invented new steam locomotive called the Rocket. It was much faster and stronger than Puffing Billy. It won the Rainhill Trial. It was the locomotive that opened the railway line from Liverpool to Manchester. Fanny Kemble and other famous passengers rode on the Rocket that day. Rich people sat in kind of coach (Kutsche). Poor people sat in an open carriage. They had no roof, no heating, no toilet. The faster they train were, the more dangerous was the trip. The trains could run off the tracks. Trains were really important to carry raw materials. They brought all the things from one place to the other in really short time. One locomotive had the power of 3000 horses.